PATBO 


TYPE: COMMERCIAL RENOVATION
LOCATION: MIAMI
SIZE: 2,700 sq ft
STATUS: COMPLETE
DESIGN PARNTERS: BoND Architecture (nyc)

PATBO MIAMI IS A COMMERCIAL BUILDOUT FOR A NEW FLAGSHIP STORE FOR THE BRAZILIAN CLOTHING COMPANY PATBO, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOND ARCHITECTURE IN NEW YORK. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF TWO MAIN FEATURES, THE FIRST IS A MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR TO CREATE A NEW SCREENED IN AND SEMIENCLOSED SPACE THAT ACTS AS A THRESHOLD BETWEEN THE INTERIOR OF THE STORE AND EXTERIOR PLAZA. THE SECOND COMPONENT IS A FEATURE STAIRWAY THAT VERTICALLY CONNECTS THE TWO MAIN RETAIL FLOORS INTO ONE CONTINUOUS SPACE, WHILE THE FINISHES WORK TO CREATE TWO SEPARATE ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE STORE.


THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT IS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO FLOORS, WITH THE FIRST FLOOR ACTING AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC PLAZA. THE ENTRYWAY WAS PUSHED BACK TO ALLOW THE SIDEWALK TO GROW INTO A SEMI-COVERED EXTERIOR SPACE. THIS SPACE ACTS AS A TRANSITION POINT BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE STORE, THAT HOSTS PLANTLIFE AND STONE NATIVE TO BRAZIL. TO CONTINUE THE FEELING OF PLAZA, A TERRAZZO WAS SELECTED AS THE PRIMARY MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR WITH A FEW CUSTOM HANGING RODS TO ALLOW THE CLOTHES TO DRAW IN CONSUMERS. THE SECOND FLOOR WAS DESIGNED AS A WARMER BOUTIQUE THAT HAS CURVED MILLWORK WALLS THAT ACT TO SOFTEN THE SPACE ALONG WITH A SOFT CARPET TEXTURE FOR THE FLOOR. BOTH SPACES ARE CONNECTED THROUGH A CURVED FEATURE STAIR THAT DRAWS OCCUPANTS FROM THE FIRST FLOOR UP INTO THE SECOND FLOOR.


FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE STORE, THE INTENT WAS TO CREATE A MORE INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCE BY VISUALLY SEPARATING THE STORE FROM THE ADJACENT TENANTS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, AN ARCHWAY THAT RESEMEBLED THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR FACADE WAS DEVELOPED AND THE ENTIRE FACADE WAS PAINTED PINK. THIS CREATED A UNIFORM FACADE THAT CONNECTED BOTH FLOORS OF THE STORE WHILE VISUALLY SEPARATING IT FROM THE ADJACENT UNITS. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ARE CONNECTED THROUGH TWO PRIMARY PLANES; THE EXTERIOR SLATTED CEILING WHICH EXTENDS INSIDE TO BECOME THE CEILING, AND ALONG THE MAIN DISPLAY WALL THAT EXTENDS OUT TO THE EXTERIOR WITH A GREEN BRAZILIAN STONE.